<p>The prevalence of Covid-19 infections in England remained at around 1 in 75 people last week, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday, unchanged from its previous estimate.</p>.<p>The ONS said the percentage of people testing positive for the virus was "high" in England, based on samples of households, although it added that modelling suggested a declining trend may now be underway.</p>.<p>The most recent peak for prevalence of Covid-19 in England came in the week to July 24, when an estimated 1 in 65 had the virus.</p>.<p>The latest data showed a mixed picture for prevalence across the United Kingdom.</p>.<p>While an estimated 1 in 55 people in Northern Ireland had Covid-19 last week, in Scotland prevalence was estimated at 1 in 190, and 1 in 220 in Wales, the ONS said.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government went ahead with easing Covid-19 restrictions in England due to the broad roll-out of vaccinations which he said had largely broken the link between infections and subsequent hospitalisation and death.</p>.<p>More than three quarters of British adults have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, and 89% have received at least one.</p>.<p>Britain has suffered 130,701 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, the second-highest total in Europe after Russia and one of the highest in the world.</p>
<p>The prevalence of Covid-19 infections in England remained at around 1 in 75 people last week, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday, unchanged from its previous estimate.</p>.<p>The ONS said the percentage of people testing positive for the virus was "high" in England, based on samples of households, although it added that modelling suggested a declining trend may now be underway.</p>.<p>The most recent peak for prevalence of Covid-19 in England came in the week to July 24, when an estimated 1 in 65 had the virus.</p>.<p>The latest data showed a mixed picture for prevalence across the United Kingdom.</p>.<p>While an estimated 1 in 55 people in Northern Ireland had Covid-19 last week, in Scotland prevalence was estimated at 1 in 190, and 1 in 220 in Wales, the ONS said.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government went ahead with easing Covid-19 restrictions in England due to the broad roll-out of vaccinations which he said had largely broken the link between infections and subsequent hospitalisation and death.</p>.<p>More than three quarters of British adults have now received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, and 89% have received at least one.</p>.<p>Britain has suffered 130,701 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, the second-highest total in Europe after Russia and one of the highest in the world.</p>